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Definitions
1. Aria -a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio
2. Art Song- (lied)- a song written to be sung in recital, typically with piano
accompaniment and often set to a poem.
3. Atonality-not written in any ke

Syed Ali Raza Amjad
Music 001
December 17th, 2010
Concert Report
The concert that I attended was Chamber Music Live, this concert was a part of a series of
chamber music concerts being organized by the Aaron Copland School of Music at the LeFrak
Concert H

Bagpipes
Bagpipes are the kind of instruments you either like or you hate. Their distinctive sound can attract some
people, and drive others off. But why do they sound that way. And what is the big bag for? Obviously it
gives the instrument its name, but

Tuba and Flute
I will start off by saying that you dont need to know any of this.
Now that I get that out of the way, I will say that this whole subject can be endlessly fascinating. If you like
music and you like science, you will not be sorry you read t

Terms to know:
Sometimes musicians can be confusing. We tend to talk in code so to speak. We say things like
arpeggio and sostenuto In fact, it can even seem like we are speaking in a different language. Sheet
music is particularly hard to understand. Wha

ERA:
Baroque 1600-1750
Music was more extravagant, complex, dramatic Homophony became very popular,
and oratorios were invented, along with concerto. New forms of art were put out with
big contrast between light and dark, music soon followed suit. The art

19th Romantic Composers: 1800-1900
Johannes Brahms-1833-1897- 19th romantic era
Symphony #4 in E minor
Kept to himself. Schumann said of him to be the savior of music, to assume the mantel of
Beethoven.
Buried next to Beethoven, combined Bach and Beethove

20th Century Composers:
L Claude Debussy- 1862-1918- 20th century
Voiles (veils or sails)
Came up with this idea for music from Gamelan- a large collection of drums, gongs,
xylophones, and plucked string instruments
Timbre: Whole Piano, Whole tone Scale a

Music 10
ICloud
You know, Im a bit of an Apple enthusiast. I try to learn about every new product announcement as it is
happening, I own a iPod touch, wish I had a Mac, and use iTunes excessively. Needless to say, when Apple
made their keynote presentatio